Thread-holder.



c. A. HIAMMOND-KNOWLTON.

THREAD HOLDER.

APPLICATION- FILED MAY 12. 1915.

1,171,194. Patented Feb. 8,1916.

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l/VI/E/V TOR CAfiammond-Knowlfon 0o ATTORNEY THE COLUMBIA FLAIflOGRAPH 60., WASHINGTON, D. c.

C. A. HAMMOND-KNOWLTON.

THREAD HOLDER.

APPLlCATlON FILED ,MAY 12. 1915.

1 1 '7 1 1 94 Patented Feb. 8, 1916. 2 SHEETSSHEET 2.

WITNESSES:

THE COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH co., WASHINGTON, D c.

- i ATTORNEY ems-9i.

. To all'tuhom it'may comm.-

CLABENGE'A; HAMMOND-KNOWLTON, 'OF-NEW YQBKQNQ'YQ & e I

Be, it knownthatl, CLARENCE H M-1' MoND-KNoWLToN, a eitizen'of the United States, and a resident o fthefcity of New York, borough (if-Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new andlmproved Thread-Holder, of which the followingis a full, clear; and exact" description.

This invention relates to thread holding devices and has for an object the provision j of an improved combined holder and cover which, before the sa-Ineis openechxproteots 3- I the thread against dust'and when opened eXposes only a small part ofthe-thread While} holding thesame in proper positionfor ready access.

has'be'en broken; 4 A still further obj ect" of the invention is to pr'ox ide a combinedwrapperand holder; formed from a single blank andf'cut and' skein" has been placed; in position thereon 7 Another objeet'inviewis to 'proyide a 7 combined holder, and wrapper for skeins before'the wrapper is broken andwi'll; act as a" "protecting 'holderiv afterthe wrapper which will thoroughly 'proteet the thread creased so as to' be readily folded after the and finally sealed.

1111 the accompanying drawings z Figure 1""is aQplan View of the blank as the same FiglQeXCept that the/hank has been placed; thereon; Fig. 3 is a plan View showing the next step in folding- }thewrapper' around] the hank; ig. 4E isa detail perspeotiye'view' showing a reinforcing 'metnber; for holding' one end of the hankfinplace'fiFigt.5,is a

is' first cut out ;v Fig. 2 is a view similar to iew sirn'ilarto Fig.-- 3"eXcept that the hank and partof thew/rapperconnected therewith have been folded over 1 against)" the outer edge ofthe'wrap'per; Fig. 6 isza'view simi-s lar to Fig-5 'but'-' showing the sealing flap folded over..' the body of the wrapper; Fig; 7C

is a'fragmentary view of the upper end of in Fig. 9; Fig. 111s view similar to'the THREAD-I-IOLpEit-i. j' 1- for at ed section has been fr'eihovedf ,as to I I secure accessto the thread' Figb12 is a view similar to;Fig. but showing the next stjep inopeningthe sealingsap, the Viewbeing 6o it taken froi'ngthe opposite side to that; shown 7 in'Fig. 11;,Fig. 13 is 'a'yiew similar to Fig.

but-with the sealing fiap, u n'folded an'd partlyftorn" awayj Fig. 1%; isfa' sectional View throughfFig. 13 on line le".1t;= Fig. 15

is a -view similar t0 -Fig.;l3' butlookingfat;

, the holder =frbh1thef opposite? side; Fig. 161 is' a View similar "to Fig. '15 except that cap has been t'entirelytornaway; I

Referring'l-to the alcoorn'panying' drawings v by nunierals,.1 indieates theblankin its en-{ 5 1 tiretyfwhiehds Clearly-shown:Figl; V Theblank 'i sfpr'oyidedwith; what-"rnay be the Jill termed a bbdy'iQ which in turn is jmarkjedlofi'p into different esections 3,1 4 and 5 section-3* .a'etingaith readholder per '86,? whileise'c .tions 4 land Tact as co'vering members; The 5 "thre'ad'holding'linember 3;isprovidedwith-"a R notchBatone e'ndl andiat the -oppositeelnd with a slitTf together with jga proj eetionor" "flap8;saidi'projeotionor flap beingnotched' I V at 9 andlflfso that whenj' folded erandi-l tuckedthroughlthe slit'Tanotehthesameas noteh ewillbe pr ovided',.'as"showniii-Fig.2.

Atthe end "bf theibl'ank carryin the slit- 7, 'the-f'seetions 4 and 5 are! pro ided with i sea-ling flapsll and l2, fwhilesection 5 is v provided won the side with a sealing flap l3.) 7 Adjaicentthe end 'of the blank. opposite the slit'7' is far'ranged a lijne 1 L which may be scor ng,- 'joerforatmn or crease, as des red Thislijne'is' intended tojaet'asl'atearing line vi 1 so that all-of'the'fpartof the'blank extend in g therebeyondrnay'jbe'rernoved, as'shown a. p

broadly," a cap which'is ifolde'dby" successive a 1 ing F'l6, wheni'thethreadfisto be usedsteps, as shotiin-iniFigs. 2 to 8; inclusive; j

whereby a jbloek or s'eetion .1 8 isfproifided The blankfis "cut"at 'linesjl5plfi and 137 W which may betornofi imihediately previous to the plak ijng"of' thethread l9 in placefo'n the holder 3, as shown in Figi 2; The blojek 18- is torn oifj'and folded soya's'tof' act as an abi'itmei1t 'or' bearing member when thrust beneath the: flap 8 as showniin Figjez the bIoekHS-hasbeen-positioned jasj gm in, Fig. 4 the thread- 19 is thenjplacedib'n' the holder, the holder being ib'owed somewhat: so as to 'iall'ow t'his" action; and" then allowedjto st i h s e'tfi l h fsimewi app'eams I a shown'in Fig.2: After-thethreadhas been;

arranged in positiorr in this manner the holder 3 is turned over to'the position shown in Fig. 3 and then turned a'second time to the position shown in Fig. 5, whereby the sections 1 and 5 will be arranged on opposite sides of the holder 3 and properly cover thethread. The flap13 is then foldedover,

as'shown in Fig. 7, after which the end flap 12 is folded over as shown in Fig. 6 and sealedrby having an eyelet 20 placed there through and also through the remaining folded parts. Before moving the thread from the position shown in. Fig. 3 to that shown in Fig. 5, the flap 11 is-folded up, as clearly shown in Fig. 3, so that the flaps 11 and 12 will. thoroughly protect that end of the thread, The eyelet 20 is desirable not only. as a seal but as a bearing for hanging orholding the thread against the pull while in use. Thisenables theuser to take strands of thread 1101111116 package with one hand only. 7 v

When the parts are all arranged as shown in F 6, the folding of the wrapper is complete and the next operationis thefolding of the cap 22, which cap isprovided witha'body 23 (Fig. 1) including part of the flap 13 and a folding strip 24:- The fold ing 'strip 2 1 is bent over from the position shown in'FigQ G to-that shown in Fig. '7, whereby the block 25 will cover the upper end of the flap and the upper end of the section 5. The remaining part of the strip,

- ally there is no adhesive used upon the 2 1 is then wrapped aroundthe holder 13 and section 4 until-the parts assume the position shown in ,Figs. 9 and 10. Afterward the sealing strip-21 is placed in position. Usublank lj show'n in Fig. 1 as these parts are .held together by the sealing strip 21 and also by the eyelet 20, though adhesive could be used without departing from the inven-' tion. The folding strip 2 11s provided with the perforated lines26 in the block or sectially dust proof and light-proof holder or casing. In order that the thread maybe readily used, at leastlone end must be exposed, and in order toproperly-do this a perforated line 14 (Fig. 1) is provided. so

- thatthe cap may be torn' 0d entirely, leav ing a short .portion'of. the holder 3 project- I 7 mg, asshownin Fig. "16,thus exposing a suflicient amount of the thread to be readily grasped in drawing any desired amount from theholder.

' From Figs. 11 to 16, inclusive, will be seen various stages ofthe removal of the cap 22." In Fig. 11' the material between 1ines26 has been torn andmoved' upwardly out of the way. Fig. 12' is a somewhat similar view to Fig. 11 but the portions 28 and 29 of strip 24 have been spread so as to form extensions or wings of the block 25. The body or block 23 (Fig. 1) isthen grasped by the hand and torn off, the tearing including the "upper part of the flap 18. Afterward the sealing strip 21 is broken, whereupon the cap isentirely disconnected and may be readily removed, which will result in a structure as shown in Fig. 16.

. What I claim is I 1. Ina skein holder, a thread supporting body, coveringsections arranged adjacent said body and adapted to be folded thereover, an end flap arranged on each of the covering sections-adapted to fold over the end of said body so as to cover the thread carried thereby, a cap extending from one of the covering sections, said cap being formed with a plurality of folds or creases and then wound around the upper end of said body, and'means for holding said cap against unwinding.

2. A skein holder formed from a single blank provided with a thread holding body, a pair of covering sections formed with a flap at one end of each section and a side flap on one of the sections, .and means extending from one of the sections defining a cap, said means comprising a plurality of blocksadapted to be folded over and around one endof said body. i

v3. In askein holder of the character described, a thread holding body formed with a notch at the upper end, a slot and a tab at thelower end, said tab adapted .to have one end thrust through the slot so as to form a closed loop, a thread backing member or abutment fitting into said loop, a pair of covering sections arranged on one side of said body and, adapted to be folded over the body, each of said sections being formed with anend flap adapted to befolded over.

the end of said body when the sections are folded over the body, a side flap for the outer of said coveringsections, and a cap structure connected with said, outer covering section, said cap structure being formed with a blockextending from said last mentioned section to the upper endlof said body so as to cover one side' of the end of said body, a second blockadapted to be foldedover' and cover the opposite side of said body, an extension onsaid second block adapted to be folded around the upper end of said body, said extensionbeing formed with a removable perforatedsection, and means for holding said cap in its folded position.

exception of oneend, and a cap connecti V i v 3 ed with one ofseid sections adapted toibe folded over and Wrapped around the i eX-' posed end of said body, whereby the thread i is completely in'closed. 5. In a thread-holderof the character'de scribed, a body, a reinforcing member arranged edjacent. one'end of said body it v foldable locking tab for holding said rein-H forcing member in position, means for'inclosing said body and said reinforcing membody so as to produce an inclosing cap for. V

, opposite the cap structure.

'7. A hread package comprising a skein holdingbody, an inclosing cover therefor,

means for connecting the skein holding body to the cover at one end, and a removable 7 the cover and the cap; w v 8 thread vpackage comprising a skeinholding body and an inclosing cover there- 61 A thread holder formed from asingle 1 blank out so as "to present a thread holding 3 body,.a;pair of inclosing sections, a cap Y structure, and overlapping flaps at the end integrallv formedjcep sitthe: opposite-end I of the cover, and a' i-breakable jointbetv ieenv I for, means for conneeting'the skein holding body-"to thecover at one end the cover pr0-' vided Withfa, removable end or caplet its 1 opposite endzind When-removed exposing-.35 one end of the, skein holding body and the 1 skein.

d 9. A -thread package comprising, a skein holding body and an inclosing cover there for, entirely oinclo'singrthe skein and skeini holding-body, and e frangible joint in the icoverearthe end whereby one end of the g ;cover may be removed toexpose the end of g 'the,skeinholdingvbody and skein. Y

'In'testimo'ny whereof I have'si'gned my twosubsc'ribing Witnesses;

cLARENcn A'. 1H'.%LMMOND-KNO WLTQN I Witnesses zf- FRANK F. RUSSELQ; I I IsABnLLE HAMMOND-KNOWILTION'. I

Washington, ID.

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